Bummer [&o]

I think you’re making a good decision in getting replacement parts to get up and flying sooner, but also tackling the repair. You’ll gain a lot of experience learning how models are put together and this could be a good prep for eventually building a kit. I've had to rebuild the wings on my Alpha 60, but I also got it with major damage to them. Here's the [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=910]How To: Wing Repair[/link] article I did on the repair just to give you a bit more insite on a repair.

Be sure to post pictures of your rebuild, and if you’re not sure of anything, ask lots of questions. Many of us here have had to do major rebuilds. I’ve got an Astro Hog with a fuselage broken in half at the trailing edge and the back end severely torn up where the empennage once resided, plus major center section damage to the wings, so you’re in not alone in the major rebuild category.

Hogflyer